The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 30, 2146
Last Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
2:12 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2765
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 263.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 10.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.22° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.43° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.